Insular epilepsy
The Insula and Its Epilepsies - PMC - PubMed Central
Insular seizures are great mimickers of seizures originating elsewhere in the brain. The insula is a highly connected brain structure. Seizures may only become ...
Insular epilepsy, an under-recognized seizure semiology
Insular seizures may begin as brief ictal symptoms, such as laryngeal discomfort and unpleasant throat sensations, and spread rapidly to the temporal or frontal ...
Epilepsy Essentials: Insular Epilepsy - Practical Neurology
Insular epilepsy can be a great challenge to recognize. Although there is a characteristic semiology involving perioral dysesthesia, pharyngolaryngeal ...
Insular epilepsy, an under-recognized seizure semiology
Insular epilepsy may mimic other focal seizure semiologies, leading to misdiagnosis and failed epilepsy surgery.
Insular epilepsy as a great imitator: A case report
We report a case of laryngeal constriction that was initially diagnosed as sleep apnoea but subsequently proved to be an insular seizure.
Insula in epilepsy – “untying the gordian knot”: A systematic review
The cardinal symptom considered in insular or insulo-opercular onset epilepsy is an aura of abnormal laryngeal sensations. Several studies have reported that ...
Drug resistant epilepsy of the insular lobe: A review and update article
Insular epilepsy is rare entity but may be responsible for a considerable number of patients who do not present the expected positive ...
My son who is about to turn eight, since last two years is getting up after an hour of sleep with coughing, And after that he vommitts and cries and talks ...
Semiology of insular lobe seizures - ScienceDirect.com
Insular lobe seizures present with a combination or series of diverse subjective and objective symptoms. In this review, we summarize current knowledge on the ...
Pearls & Oy-sters: Two Cases of Stereotactic EEG-Proven Insular ...
Insular epilepsy is a great mimicker and can be mistaken for seizures originating from other areas of the brain or as nonepileptic spells.
Clinical Manifestations of Insular Lobe Seizures: A Stereo ...
In this study, we report the clinical features of insular lobe seizures based on data from video and stereo-electroencephalographic (SEEG) ictal recordings.
Insular seizures causing sleep-related breathlessness - The Lancet
Dr Guy Leschziner, Consultant Neurologist, Sleep Disorders Centre, Nuffield House, Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT, UK
Aberrant Metabolic Patterns Networks in Insular Epilepsy - Frontiers
This study aimed to map cerebral metabolic networks in insular epilepsy and investigate their graph-theoretic properties.
Insular epilepsy surgery - Laoprasert - 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We review the history of awareness of the phenomenon, techniques for its assessment, and its surgical management.
Chapter 9 - Are Painful Seizures Specific to Insular Epilepsy?
Painful epileptic seizures are rare, especially when pain is the sole manifestation. The electro-clinical characteristics are well defined for PSS and PAS and ...
Structural Abnormalities in Patients with Insular/Peri-insular Epilepsy
Review of their MR imaging scans revealed a neoplastic lesion in 27% of patients, a malformation of cortical development in 21%, a vascular malformation in 19% ...
How to identify insular epilepsy | Journal of Neurology
How to identify insular epilepsy. Download PDF. You have full access to this open access article. Journal of Neurology. Aims and scope.
Knowledge Atlas of Insular Epilepsy: A Bibliometric Analysis
This study investigated the area of insular epilepsy research and forecasted upcoming trends using co-occurrence and evolution methods.
Insular epilepsy surgery: lessons learned from institutional review ...
The aim of this study was to review available evidence on postoperative outcomes following insular epilepsy surgery.
Pediatric-Experience-With-Insular-Epilepsy-Surgery
Pediatric Experience With Insular Epilepsy Surgery ... Rationale: Seizure onset in insular cortex is underrepresented in epilepsy surgery ...